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quick   in   his   classification�察  �for   he   knew   them   at   once   for   man´   animal 



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noises。 A few minutes later the remainder of the tribe�察�strung out as it was 

on   the   march�察  �trailed   in。   There   were   more   men   and   many   women   and 

children�察    �forty   souls   of   them�察   �and   all  heavily    burdened      with   camp 

equipage   and      outfit。   Also  there   were   many   dogs�察    �and   these�察  �with   the 

exception of the part´grown puppies�察�were likewise burdened with camp 

outfit。 On their backs�察�in bags that fastened tightly around underneath�察�the 

dogs carried from twenty to thirty pounds of weight。 

     White Fang had never seen   dogs before�察�but at sight of them he   felt 

that they were his own kind�察�only somehow different。 But they displayed 

little  difference    from   the   wolf    when    they   discovered     the  cub   and   his 

mother。 There was a rush。 White Fang bristled and snarled and snapped in 

the face of the open´mouthed oncoming wave of dogs�察�and went down and 

under them�察�feeling the sharp slash of teeth in his body�察�himself biting and 

tearing   at   the   legs   and   bellies   above   him。   There   was   a   great   uproar。   He 

could hear the snarl of Kiche as she fought for him�察�and he could hear the 

cries of the man´animals�察�the sound of clubs striking upon bodies�察�and the 

yelps of pain from the dogs so struck。 

     Only a few seconds elapsed before he was on his feet again。 He could 

now   see   the   man´animals   driving   back   the   dogs   with   clubs   and   stones�察�

defending him�察�saving him from the savage teeth of his kind that somehow 

was not his kind。 And though there was no reason in his brain for a clear 

conception of so abstract a thing as justice�察�nevertheless�察�in his own way�察�

he felt the justice of the man´ animals�察�and he knew them for what they 

were ´ makers of law and executors of law。 Also�察�he appreciated the power 

with   which   they   administered   the   law。   Unlike   any   animals   he   had   ever 

encountered�察�they did not bite nor claw。 They enforced their live strength 

with the power of dead things。 Dead things did their bidding。 Thus�察�sticks 

and stones�察�directed by these strange creatures�察�leaped through the air like 

living things�察�inflicting grievous hurts upon the dogs。 

     To his mind this was power unusual�察�power inconceivable and beyond 

the natural�察�power that was godlike。 White Fang�察�in the very nature of him�察�

could   never   know   anything   about   gods�察  �at   the   best   he   could   know   only 

things that were beyond knowing ´ but the wonder and awe that he had of 

these man´animals in ways resembled what would be the wonder and awe 



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of   man   at   sight   of   some   celestial   creature�察  �on   a   mountain   top�察  �hurling 

thunderbolts from either hand at an astonished world。 

     The last dog had been driven back。 The hubbub died down。 And White 

Fang   licked   his   hurts   and   meditated   upon   this�察  �his   first   taste   of   pack´ 

cruelty  and   his   introduction   to   the   pack。   He   had   never   dreamed   that   his 

own kind consisted of more than One Eye�察�his mother�察�and himself。 They 

had constituted a kind apart�察�and here�察�abruptly�察�he had discovered many 

more creatures apparently of his own kind。 And there was a subconscious 

resentment   that   these�察  �his   kind�察  �at   first   sight   had   pitched   upon   him   and 

tried to destroy  him。 In the   same way  he resented his   mother being tied 

with   a   stick�察  �even   though   it   was   done   by   the   superior   man´animals。   It 

savoured of the trap�察�of bondage。 Yet of the trap and of bondage he knew 

nothing。   Freedom   to   roam   and   run   and   lie   down   at   will�察  �had   been   his 

heritage�察�and here it was being infringed upon。 His mother's movements 

were restricted to the length of a stick�察�and by the length of that same stick 

was he restricted�察�for he had not yet got beyond the need of his mother's 

side。 

     He did not like it。 Nor did he like it when the man´animals arose and 

went on with their march�察�for a tiny man´animal took the other end of the 

stick and led Kiche captive behind him�察�and behind Kiche followed White 

Fang�察�greatly perturbed and worried by this new adventure he had entered 

upon。 

     They   went   down   the   valley   of   the   stream�察  �far   beyond   White   Fang's 

widest ranging�察�until they came to the end of the valley�察�where the stream 

ran into the Mackenzie River。 Here�察�where canoes were cached on poles 

high in the air and where stood fish´racks for the drying of fish�察�camp was 

made�察�and White Fang looked on with wondering eyes。 The superiority of 

these man´animals increased with every moment。 There was their mastery 

over all these sharp´ fanged dogs。 It breathed of power。 But greater than 

that�察  �to   the  wolf´cub�察    �was    their  mastery     over   things    not  alive�察  �their 

capacity   to   communicate   motion   to   unmoving   things�察  �their   capacity   to 

change the very face of the world。 

     It was this last that especially affected him。 The elevation of frames of 

poles caught his eye�察�yet this in itself was not so remarkable�察�being done 



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by the same creatures that flung sticks and stones to great distances。 But 

when the   frames   of   poles   were   made   into   tepees   by  being   covered   with 

cloth   and   skins�察 �White   Fang   was   astounded。   It   was   the   colossal   bulk   of 

them that impressed him。 They arose around him�察�on every side�察�like some 

monstrous quick´   growing   form of   life。 They occupied nearly  the   whole 

circumference of his field of vision。 He was afraid of them。 They loomed 

ominously       above     him�察  �and    when    the   breeze    stirred   them    into   huge 

movements�察�he cowered down in fear�察�keeping his eyes warily upon them�察�

and   prepared   to   spring   away   if   they   attempted   to   precipitate   themselves 

upon him。 

     But in   a   short   while   his   fear   of the   tepees   passed   away。   He   saw   the 

women and children passing in and out of them without harm�察�and he saw 

the dogs trying often to get into them�察�and being driven away with sharp 

words   and   flying   stones。 After   a   time�察  �he   left   Kiche's   side   and   crawled 

cautiously   toward   the   wall   of   the   nearest   tepee。   It   was   the   curiosity   of 

growth that urged him on ´ the necessity of learning and living and doing 

that brings experience。 The last few inches to the wall of the tepee were 

crawled      with   painful    slowness     and   precaution。     The   day's    events   had 

prepared him for the unknown to manifest itself in most stupendous and 

unthinkable ways。 At last his nose touched the canvas。 He waited。 Nothing 

happened。   Then   he   smelled   the   strange   fabric�察  �saturated   with   the   man´ 

smell。   He   closed   on   the   canvas   with   his   teeth   and   gave   a   gentle   tug。 

Nothing happened�察�though the adjacent portions of the tepee moved。  He 

tugged harder。 There was a greater movement。 It was delightful。 He tugged 

still harder�察�and repeatedly�察�until the whole tepee was in motion。 Then the 

sharp cry of a squaw inside sent him scampering back to Kiche。 But after 

that he was afraid no more of the looming bulks of the tepees。 

     A moment later he was straying away again from his mother。 Her stick 

was   tied   to   a   peg   in   the   ground   and   she   could   not   follow   him。 A  part´ 

grown puppy�察�somewhat larger and older than he�察�came toward him slowly�察�

with ostentatious and belligerent importance。 The puppy's name�察�as White 

Fang     was    afterward     to   hear   him    called�察  �was    Lip´lip。    He    had   had 

experience in puppy fights and was already something of a bully。 

     Lip´lip was White Fang's own kind�察�and�察�being only a puppy�察�did not 



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seem dangerous�察�so White Fang prepared to meet him in a friendly spirit。 

But when the strangers walk became stiff´legged and his lips lifted clear of 

his   teeth�察 �White   Fang   stiffened   too�察  �and   answered   with   lifted   lips。   They 

half circled about each other�察�tentatively�察�snarling and bristling。 This lasted 

several minutes�察 �and White  Fang was   beginning   to   enjoy it�察 �as   a  sort   of 

game。      But    suddenly�察    �with   remarkable       swiftness�察   �Lip´lip    leaped     in�察�

delivering   a   slashing   snap�察  �and   leaped   away   again。   The   snap   had   taken 

effect on the shoulder that had been hurt by the lynx and that was still sore 

deep down near the bone。 The surprise and hurt of it brought a yelp out of 

White Fang�察�but the next moment�察�in a rush of anger�察�he was upon Lip´lip 

and snapping viciously。 

     But   Lip´hp   had   lived   his   life   in   camp   and   had   fought   many   puppy 

fights。 Three times�察�four times�察�and half a dozen times�察�his sharp little teeth 

scored   on   the   newcomer�察  �until   White   Fang�察  �yelping   shamelessly�察  �fled   to 

the protection of his mother。 It was the first of the many fights he was to 

have   with   Lip´lip�察  �for   they   were   enemies   from   the   start�察  �born   so�察  �with 

natures destined perpetually to clash。 

     Kiche   licked   White   Fang   soothingly   with   her   tongue�察  �and   tried        to 

prevail upon him to remain with her。 But his curiosity was rampan

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